Dealership (band)

Dealership
Origin	Berkeley, California
Genres	Indie rock, indie pop
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Turn, Keiki
Website	www.dealerkids.com
Members
Chris Groves Jane Pinckard Chris Wetherell Jesse Hudson

Dealership is an American indie rock band based in Berkeley, California. Since their inception in 1995, the band features all their original members.

History

The band formed in 1995 at UC Berkeley when Chris Wetherell spontaneously decided he wanted to start a band with friend Chris Groves after the two had attended a Primus concert.^[1] After the concert, Wetherell went to a Guitar Center with a student loan check and said to an employee, "I would like the stuff to make a band".^[1][2] He bought microphones, microphone stands, a guitar amplifier, two guitars and a drum kit – without knowing how to play any of these instruments.^[1][2] Eventually, Wetherell decided to play drums while Groves played bass guitar (he had played upright bass in high school).^[2]

During the summer, Wetherell and Groves began holding auditions for a third band member, though these were largely unsuccessful. The auditions were held at Wetherell's place. Miyuki Jane Pinckard, who was dating Wetherell's roommate at the time, would hear many of these auditions. Understanding that the auditions were going poorly, Pinckard decided to learn to play the guitar herself. Within weeks, the trio became Dealership.

In 1998, Dealership self-released their first album, Secret American Livingroom. The band then briefly ran their own record label, Keiki Records, on which they released their second full-length album, TV Highway to the Stars in 2001. Keiki Records also distributed releases by now-inactive San Francisco band Secadora (of which Chris Groves was a member). The band's third album, Action/Adventure, was released on Turn Records, based in Santa Clara, California, in 2004.

In 2005, Dealership went on their first (and only) tour of the United States. They also played at the X-Games.

Jesse Hudson joined the band in late 2006.

A fourth album, The Future is Far Away, is currently being recorded with an estimated 2008 release date. In November 2007, Pinckard announced on the game girl advance blog that Harmonix included the song "Dots and Dashes" in its iPod rhythm game Phase, and noted that the track would be sold on iTunes. "Dots and Dashes" will appear on the upcoming album.^[3] Their song "Database Corrupted" is featured as a downloadable track in Rock Band 2.

Since the announcement of The Future is Far Away and as of May 2010, no official word has been heard from the band and they are thought to be disbanded.

Band members

Current members

• Chris Groves — lead vocals, bass
• Jane Pinckard — keyboards, vocals (2006—present), guitar, vocals (1995—2006)
• Chris Wetherell — drums, vocals
• Jesse Hudson — guitar, bass (2006—present)

Discography

Albums

• Secret American Livingroom (1998, self-released)
• TV Highway to the Stars (2001, Keiki Records)
• Action/Adventure (2004, Turn Records)
• The Future Is Far Away (TBA)

Other releases

• Model Mortal / Domesticated 7" (2000, self-released)

Compilations

• Noise Pop '99 - Souvenir Seven Inches (1999, 1 song)
• Live 105 Local Lounge Vol.21 (1999, 1 song)
• Cool Beans #11 (1999, 1 song)
• Bored, Lonely and a Little Pissed Off (1999, 1 song)
• Ten Years of Noisepop (2002, 1 song)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} KALX Program Guide interview
2. ^ ^{a b c} Heller, Greg. BAM (547). http://www.dealerkids.com/press.asp?page=25&table=press&display=article. Retrieved 2007-08-13. 
3. ^ Phase: Harmonix's iPod game - now with 100% more Dealership! at gamegirladvance.com

External links

• Official website